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Record Nr.

UNINA9910817457003321

Autore

Karpowicz I (Izabela)

Titolo

Determinants of emigrant deposits in Cape Verde / / [prepared by] Izabela Karpowicz

Pubbl/distr/stampa

[Washington, D.C.?], : International Monetary Fund, c2006

ISBN

1-4623-6393-8

1-4527-2693-0

1-283-51360-9

9786613826053

1-4519-9028-6

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (28 p.)

Collana

IMF working paper ; ; WP/06/132

Soggetti

Emigrant remittances - Cape Verde

Emigration and immigration - Economic aspects - Cape Verde

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

At head of title: African Department.

"May 2006."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 15-16).

Nota di contenuto

""Contents""; ""I. INTRODUCTION""; ""II. EVIDENCE ON EMIGRANT DEPOSITS""; ""III. DATA AND METHODOLOGY""; ""IV. EMPIRICAL FINDINGS""; ""V. CONCLUSIONS AND POLICY IMPLICATIONS""; ""VI. REFERENCES""

Sommario/riassunto

In the last decade Cape Verde has experienced a strong accumulation of emigrant deposits. These deposits have provided much needed foreign exchange to the country, adding support to the exchange rate peg. This paper studies the long-run determinants of emigrant deposits with respect to risk, wealth, and return variables, isolating speculative and altruistic motives underlying the accumulation of flows. The study suggests that the temporary character of recent emigration is responsible for the rise in the share of flows driven by altruism. Finally, the paper discusses policy implications in light of the empirical findings and the recent literature on this topic.